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Google Cloud console needs 2-Step Verification from October 20, 2026

Readers can stay on Google Cloud: they change a setting or plan. Help the ones who would rather leave.

4 days left · October 20, 2026 · Public page

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  • The change is forced: it reaches users even if they wait.

  1. 1 Related discussions

    Only threads tied to this event that talk about leaving, moving or prices. Saved, not live. Check the date and read the thread before replying.

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  2. 2 What people ask

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  3. 3 Reply templates

    Answer the question first. Link only if it helps. Always keep the disclosure line. Never post the same text twice.

    Helpful first
    Sorry you have to deal with this. You can stay on Google Cloud. Here is what to change before October 20, 2026:

1. Find who signs in with a password. List the Cloud and Firebase users who do not use single sign-on. Admins can see who meets the rule in Logs Explorer.
2. Turn on 2-Step Verification. Workspace and Cloud Identity admins can roll out 2SV for their users. Google Cloud accepts it.
3. Need more time? Extend once. An org admin can click "Extend by 90 days" on the Organizations page. The rule comes back when the extension ends.

If they would rather leave, describe a verified way <your product> can help: <your link>
[Disclosure: I build <your product>.]
    Short answer
    You have until October 20, 2026. You can stay on Google Cloud. First: find who signs in with a password. Then turn on 2-Step Verification.
Happy to help if you get stuck.
[Disclosure: I build <your product>.]

  4. 4 Switch-page builder

    Create a draft “Switch from Google Cloud” page. Add your product, review every claim, then copy HTML or Markdown. Your product claims need your own evidence.

    • Add your product name to replace “Your product”.
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    Switch from Google Cloud to Your product

    Google Cloud console sign-in without SSO: a change is due by October 20. You can stay on Google Cloud. If you would rather leave, here is how to move to Your product.

    What changes at Google Cloud

    Some company accounts must turn on 2-Step Verification. Without it, they cannot open the Google Cloud and Firebase consoles. This hits accounts that sign in with a password, not single sign-on. Admins can get one 90-day extension.

    • Required on or after: October 20, 2026 (Google Cloud)
    • Who: Enterprise Cloud Identity accounts without SSO, in orgs created before August 3, 2026 (Google Cloud)
    • Orgs created on or after August 3, 2026: 2SV is required 30 days after the org was created (Google Cloud)
    • Where it applies: The Google Cloud console and the Firebase console (Google Cloud)
    • Not affected: Workspace apps like Gmail and Drive, YouTube, and your apps and workloads (Google Cloud)
    • More time: A one-time 90-day extension for the whole org (Google Cloud)
    • Who can extend: An Organization Administrator, on the Organizations page (Google Cloud)
    • Accounts that use SSO: Date to be announced; the 2SV of your identity provider counts (Google Cloud)
    • Personal Google Accounts: Required since May 12, 2025 (Google Cloud)
    • Current company accounts without SSO: Need 2SV to open the consoles from October 20, 2026 (Google Cloud)

    You can stay on Google Cloud if you make the change. This page is for people who would rather leave.

    What Your product gives you

    Write two or three short lines here. Say what Your product does, who it is for, and what it costs. Use only facts you can show.

    How to move from Google Cloud to Your product

    1. Save what you need from Google Cloud. Keep a copy before you cancel anything.
    2. Import into Your product. Say which files you accept and how long an import takes.

    Tell readers the key date: October 20, 2026.

    Questions people ask

    If Your product has a direct answer to one of these, add it here. Keep it short and true.

    How to help new users settle in

    Send one short email. Say what changed, where to find you now, and what they need to do. Put the most important line first.

    If there is a date, send a short reminder a few days before it. Keep a copy of the list you sent it to.

    Sources

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